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211.738 Application and review of proposed research projects.

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Page 1 of 1 211.738 Application and review of proposed research projects. (1) A proposed research project shall be submitted to the board on an application developed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in consultation with the <br>board. The submission deadline for the application shall be determined by the <br>board. (2) The board shall review the project proposal for scientific merit and adherence to the research priority established in this section. After reviewing the project proposal's <br>scientific merit and adherence to the research priority, the board shall determine <br>whether a project proposal shall or shall not be funded. An applicant shall be <br>notified of the board's decision by a date determined by the board. (3) A project proposal shall be reviewed for scientific merit as follows: (a) Adequacy of prior research and theory in providing a basis for the research; <br>(b) Adequacy of methods; <br>(c) Adequacy of environment, facilities, equipment, available equipment, and research atmosphere; (d) Qualifications and productivity of the PI and key staff; <br>(e) Time commitments of the PI and key staff; <br>(f) Availability of subjects or patients where relevant; <br>(g) Adequacy of procedures for assessing the effect of interventions on recovery; and (h) Other factors that affect the potential of the applicants to successfully address the research objectives. (4) A project shall be reviewed by the board for adherence to research priorities relating to experimental, clinical, or population-based studies that may: <br>(a) Prevent or delay the development of diabetic disease; <br>(b) Predict the development of diabetic vascular, neuronal, or musculo-skeletal complications; (c) Define the response of diabetic vascular, neuronal, or musculo-skeletal complications to existing therapies; (d) Reverse diabetic vascular, neuronal, or musculo-skeletal complications; or <br>(e) Cure diabetic disease. Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 72, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 370, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2004 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 171, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004.